MonkRome

You'll have to expand on that thought because I don't know what you're getting at. People have been angry at the media long before trump, its trump that coopted it to get votes.

I want to preface this by saying that I think the democrats have no fucking idea how to do messaging and opposition.

But even if they did, we live in a system that wants their message to be ignored. Anything a politician says that is bad for business will not be televised. Or twisted to make them sound crazy. They have to oppose a regime that has nearly 100% of major media at least begrudgingly supporting if not enthusiastically.

I used to work in politics, it is next to impossible to get your message out if people with money don't want your message heard. The most important messaging is free media, as in the news and social media. Both of those have heavy corporate backing trying to control the narrative. Even the most progressive DSA politician has a hell of a time getting their real message through a controlled information stream.

The Dumbocrats are perpetual failures mixed in with some dino's but the media is a bigger issue, imo.

It sounds like some of the people around you are very rude. No one in my circle would care one bit if you ate something and stopped eating because you didn't like it. I'm sorry you have people around you that do this.

That person is an eccentric red scare loon, they only thing they talk about is how anyone left of center is a commie. They appear to have no other thought in their mind.

This, mostly what I buy are things that save me from needing to buy things. Tools, server hardware, looking for a food dehydrator for my garden, etc. I can't stand giving any money to a corp that backed fascism so I avoid them at all costs.

If you really want to startle them awake:

Wannabe - Spice Girls has an abrupt start. Someone woke me up that way when I was young and I hated it.

Fair enough, complaining about reposts is still incredibly silly.

To believe that reposts are a problem you have to believe that everyone has been online at the exact same time as you and seen the things you've seen. I know you will find this incomprehensible, but this is my first time seeing this comic.

Statistically anything making you more visable to drivers does more for safety than a helmet. (Not advocating against helmets) I think 2 rear lights is relevant, it goes to how little attention was given to the road.

I agree, a car is a loaded gun. If you had someone walking around accidentally pointing their loaded gun at people because they were not paying attention to where it was pointing, no one would be surprised when he accidentally kills someone. A rational person would recognize the negligence. But when people consistently drive carelessly others act like it was a random accident when someone dies. No MF, their negligence killed someone.

There are all kinds of things that the law says to do that isn't optimal. Sometimes the right thing to do isn't ideological, but realistic and practical. I agree everyone should collectively slow down, not because its lawful but because it is safer. But until they do, I will always pick the safer option over what is lawful. Lawfulness is not a barometer of ethics, its a tool of power.

Nowhere in the article does it say that. Your ego is more important than your own life or the life of others, that tracks with both of your comments.

the core insight remains widely accepted in traffic engineering: deviation from the average traffic speed, especially on high-speed roads, is a significant risk factor.